2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lockhart, TX vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 22.2% more per student than Lockhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Hot Springs than in Lockhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lockhart
 Lockhart, TXHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lockhart    2 Reviews

Lockhart's cost of living is better than Austin in several ways. While Austin is only a short 30 minute drive and the traffic there is unbearable, Lockhart has typical  More

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Over 17 years ago

a nice little town, we moved here from calif and we love it. my husband works in austin its a very easy commute on the toll way. its a pretty historic town with lots of  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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